Harvard Art Museums > 1947.26: Chasuble with Embroidered Orphrey Textile Arts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Chasuble with Embroidered Orphrey (Unidentified Artist) , 1947.26,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/229129. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1947.26 People Unidentified Artist Title Chasuble with Embroidered Orphrey Classification Textile Arts Work Type textile Date 16th-17th century Culture Italian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/229129 Physical Descriptions Medium Silk and metallic yarns (or nué) on cut velvet Technique Embroidery Dimensions 124.46 x 64.77 cm (49 x 25 1/2 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Dr. Frank Lee Drummond Rust (bequeathed by Mrs. Ethel H. Beebe) Accession Year 1947 Object Number 1947.26 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Crimson cut velvet (pieced) chasuble edged in polychrome looped fringe. The embroidered orphrey was taken from a cope. The front panels depict, top to bottom, a cherub flanked by urn-topped pedestals; male saint, possibly St. Paul, holding a closed book in his proper right hand and a sword in his left. He stands within an arch topped by arabesques (many losses) below, in a similar niche, is St. Margaret who holds a palm in her p.r. hand, and a closed book in her left. Her dragon is at her feet. This panel is in the best condition. The back orphrey is from the same cope and depicts, top to bottom: the Madonna and child blessing; a bishop saint holding a crozier, wearing a cope an alb with an interesting stole (X crossed over chest); a martyr deacon saint wearing a dalmatic and holdng a palm (his attribute is hard to read). Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
